The book is a fictional account of a person who grows up in rural Nevada and becomes a professional gambler. His birth name is Floyd Ike Loggins Toulouse, but early in life he acquires the unusual nickname "Fartz". Specializing in blackjack and poker, he plies his trade all over the world, having many adventures along the way. He becomes a polygamist when he marries two sisters from Uzbekistan. To tell the truth, it is a great tale about a wonderful person who lives an interesting life --- just a good, clean story about a guy named Fartz.